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Fourth of July Part 2

For Talent Night we always give out awards.  Silly awards, but they are so much fun getting them.  :)

No, we aren't hams or anything! lol

Fourth of July, soggy style! part 1

Every year my family gets together to do some crazy things.  We camp out in my mom’s backyard.  Literally, in tents!  We swim, eat, play, sweat, and have a great time.
One of the things we do is a Talent Night.  Completely not serious, but oh so much fun.
Well, this year it rained.  I don’t mean like in years past when we would have to run into the house in the middle of the night; I mean it rained all day and all night.  The whole weekend.  :(
We stayed outside as much as we could and even let the kids swim in the rain.  On Saturday, we went to Wal-Mart to play with the toys and kill time.  I’m surprised we didn’t get kicked out!
It was fun but…hopefully we won’t get rained out next year!

On the way to our fun at Wallyworld…
 

We really did play with everything!      
No Memaw’s were hurt in this re-enactment!


Just one of our Talent Night entries!

The crew minus Bobbie and Papaw and Maggie.

I will have to have another post for the rest of the pictures! lol

Blog Walk Week 4

Here is the next installment in the TOS Crew Blog Walk.

Enjoy!


1. King Alfred Academy
2. Confessions of An Organized Homeschool Mom
3. Curriculum Reviews from Oak Creek Farmhouse
4. I Can't Decide
5. My Life on A Taffy Pull
6. Losing My Tale
7. Made in His Image
8. Serenades and Solace
9. Our Village is Different
10. SisterTipster's Tell'n It!

Friday Fave Five

Well, it has been quite a week.  Some good, some bad, some just not worth thinking about again.  I so need this today to think about the good things and be thankful.  But frankly, my attitude stinks right now.

but I will try...

1.  The weather.  It has been hot, humid, and sunshiney.  (yes, that's a word!)  It has been beautiful.  I'm not much one for summer and the all-consuming heat, but the Vit. D is amazing. lol  It is gorgeous to see the clear blue sky and hear the sounds of summer all around us.

2.  Books!  I love books.  No, let me rephrase that...I LOVE BOOKS!!  The feel of them, the smell of them, even the idea of them!  I have been surrounded by books this week getting ready for our next school year.  There are piles of these wonderful treasures all over the house just waiting to be explored.  (Yes, honey, I will get them picked up and put away soon!)

3.  My kiddos.  I love being home with them.  They are so much fun and such a joy to me.  This week has bee especially challenging with one of them and she has pushed every button that I have.  But, I still love being with her.  They sharpen me, challenge me to be better than I am and force me to change.  That is not something I do willingly!  I can't imagine sending them away for eight hours a day every day of the week.  I love having them home!

 
4.  The Drive-In theater.  My oldest dd and I went to one this week and they are so much fun!  We try and go as a family on the weekends and nothing beats sitting in a lawn chair watching a movie on a screen the size of a large building. lol  I hope we can go many more times this summer.  btw It is MUCH cheaper than the indoor type of theater.

5.  Blockbuster Online.  I love getting movies in the mail!  It is so exciting to see what we will be watching next.  I also love taking them back to the store that is just down the street and exchanging it for a FREE movie!  Who doesn't love Free?

So, what's your Fave Five?  Want to participate?  Head on over to Susanne's at Living to Tell the Story and link up.  I'll look forward to reading it.  :)

What a deal!

I have loved The Old Schoolhouse Magazine for many years now.  It is full of a wide variety of articles and the latest and greatest on curricula!  Right now they are running a special in honor of the Fourth of July.

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